Thousands of residents are rushing to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 fires burn, leaving many to face dangerous road conditions or stand in line for ...

The settling of Ohio began in 1788 in what was then known as the Northwest Territory. The Northwest Territory would eventually become Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and part of Minnesota.

Residents have heeded warnings to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as a wildfire burns just miles outside the city of 20,000. Meanwhile, a wildfire set homes ablaze in a ...

There is no official name to describe people who live in the Northwest Territories that's recognized by the territorial and federal governments. Todd Sasaki, a spokesperson for the N.W.T.'s ...

In the years following independence, the newly-formed United States of America look westward for their expansion, hoping to conquer territory and sell off land to eager European settlers. Its ...